Senior Clinical Fellow in Diabetes and Endocrinology

Job summary

We have 1 fixed term appointment available for 12 months in the Diabetes & Endocrinology department. The post is full time, and the post holder will be expected to participate in the general medicine 16 week rolling Rota.

This is an excellent opportunity within Diabetes and Endocrinology along with General Medicine at East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust. The post is particularly suited for those doctors considering a career in Diabetes and Endocrinology and in supporting their application to higher speciality training in the UK, by providing the required training for IM3 level competencies.

Main duties of the job

The junior doctors have responsibility for patients under the care of the Consultants. Supervision of the day-to-day care of inpatients will include investigation, treatment and follow up of patients, attending ward rounds and multi-disciplinary case conferences, clerking in patients, keeping adequate medical records, preparing discharge reports, assisting in outpatient clinics. Participation in medical audit and presenting cases in postgraduate teaching sessions are mandatory.

The post holder will plan and carry out dynamic endocrine testing such us water deprivation test, ITT, Cushing' s protocol, 72 hours fast and other dynamic tests under the supervision of the consultants in the department. They will also have the opportunity to observe in the community diabetes clinics, subspecialty clinics and join a nationally winning award diabetes outreach team.

About us

At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

We run the following hospitals:

• The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
• New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
• Hertford County, Hertford
• Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.